Abstract
Oxygen transport to a given site of tissue from capillaries closest to this site and from more distant capillaries is analyzed under conditions of heterogeneous flow. The analysis is based on a more general solution of the capillary-tissue oxygen transport problem obtained by the author (Popel, 1978). The results of calculations indicate that the oxygen tension in a region poorly supplied by the closest capillaries can be significantly increased due to oxygen diffusion from more distant capillaries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-541 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Theoretical Biology |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 21 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Modeling and Simulation
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Applied Mathematics